Recently, Junior Clarisse Concepcion was one of a lucky few students accepted for a prestigious internship at The Jewish Heritage Museum. Out of the sixty two students that applied, Clarisse was one of the fifteen applicants that were chosen.
This internship was given to high school students based on their academic grades. The Jewish Heritage museum honors Jewish history, especially the Holocaust.
The museum is located in Manhattan, New York.
“The training for the internship is held every other Wednesday. The real work begins on June 29th. It’s a paid internship for participation with no tax deducted, all paid in check. I’m not certain a job will be open after the internship, however, there is a possibility. For a fact I heard from previous interns is that a few percent of the intern students do have a part-time job at the museum during college and most become part of the staff after graduation,” said Clarisse.
Clarisse and the other students chosen for this internship will learn about The Holocaust, Jewish Heritage, and what goes on behind the exhibits, which is the part of the museum visitors don’t get to see.
Over the summer, Clarisse will even learn how to create an exhibit and how to lead a tour of young groups.
“We chose Clarisse for a variety of reasons being her commitment to learning about other cultures, when we saw her in a group we saw that she really fit in well with a diverse group of her peers and we really valued that Clarisse is creative,” said Museum educator Bonnie Unger.
